Enviroschool Silver Reflection

Enviroschools has 5 guiding principles - 

Empowered Students are enabled to participate in a meaningful way in the life of their early childhood centre or school. Their unique perspectives are valued for the knowledge and insight that they bring, and they are supported to take action for real change.

The principle of Learning for Sustainability recognises the types of teaching and learning that foster student empowerment, decision-making, action and sustainable outcomes.

The principle of Māori Perspectives honours the status of tangata whenua in this land and the value of indigenous knowledge in enriching and guiding learning and action.

Respect for the Diversity of People and Cultures acknowledges the unique gifts, contributions and perspectives of individuals and groups, reinforcing the need for participatory decision-making in Enviroschools.

Sustainable Communities act in ways that nurture people and nature, now and in the future, to maintain the health and viability of our environment, society, culture and economy.

There is a lot of evidence of all the Guiding Principles in our school, across all the areas of school life. 

This is really exciting, and something we have been building on for a number of years. We are now ready to have an Enviroschool Silver Reflection. 

These 5 key areas are what we need to show-

INCREASING range of depth of learning/action

MAINTAINING what we are doing

EXTENDING projects and participants growing

CONNECTIONS developing and integration

Visitors from the Enviroschool organisation will be coming to our school on Wednesday 10 December. They will be looking at what we have been up to. Hopefully they will see enough evidence to award us with silver!